Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads.
Continuing from last week's Saturday Snapshot, I am paying tribute to our nation's amazing National Parks. This week, moving south, I'll focus on the mid-Atlantic/Southeast region. Really, I am focusing on just two parks, but they are two of our favorites that we have visited many times: Shenandoah in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina. Here are some highlights - tough to pick just a few!
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| Our fave trail at Shenandoah: Bearfence Mtn Trail goes mostly UP! |
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| My son and I at the top of Bearfence Mtn |
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| Another fave: Shenendoah's Blackrock Summit Trail at dusk |
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| Waterfall in Smokies |
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| Double Waterfall in Great Smoky Mtn NP |
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| Standing on the TN/NC line in Smokies |
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| Shenandoah's Stony Man peak - view of Blue Ridge Parkway |
Hope you are enjoying the weather! I am out on our deck savoring this 70 degree weather before this big rainstorm hits later today.
Thanks for sharing your photos from two national parks. Although I've visited quite a few national parks in the western U.S., I haven't been to any in the mid-Atlantic / Southeast region. Clearly, I've been missing out on a lot of beauty! Looks like an area I need to explore.
ReplyDeleteWe've been to many further West, too - spent every summer on a 3-week road trip with our camper out West when our kids were younger! More pics in coming weeks! Yes, you definitely should come East sometime if you can - lots of beauty out here!
DeleteBeautiful areas! I am sad to say I haven't been to many of our national parks as we tend to do city vacations. I should work on that
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely! We only rarely visit cities. They wear me out, whereas I find being in the parks rejuvenating. Hope you get to visit some. You're in CA, right? Some amazing NPs out there!
DeleteLovely. This is a part of the country we have not explored.
ReplyDeleteAnd I need to explore YOUR part of the country, Anne!
DeleteI love going to nature areas for vacations....but I to tend to prioritize city destinations!
ReplyDeleteWe spend almost every vacation in national and state parks - with an occasional couple of days in a city!
DeleteI hope you will continue to tour the national parks, especially those of the east. Like Sandra, I've only visited the parks of the west.
ReplyDeleteYes, even though we have been to dozens of them, there are still plenty we haven't seen yet!
DeleteLovely photos! I have never been to the Southeast...so now I am motivated to check out some of these parks. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed them!
DeleteWhat a wonderful part of the world. Your photos certainly show the beauty of the area.
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